Weather Records on 2 January 2018

2,183 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 2018. Highest significance: Gin Gin Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 January 2018

On 2 January 2018, 2,183 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 1,760 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 2,168 daily.
Gin Gin Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 122.0 mm (4.8 in) on 2 January 2018.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 2 January 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cali/Alfonso Bonill	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jixi	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corral Viejo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.2 C (-27.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,183 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 999, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 761, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 2 January 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	999
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	761
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 2 January 2018 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 2,168.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,854 broken records

Margins by which the 1,854 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 2018

Top 20 records on 2 January 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 2018	Gin Gin Post Office, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	112 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 2018	Cali/Alfonso Bonill, CO	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2018	Stamford 1, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2018	Streator 2SE, US	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2018	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	116 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2018	Hardy, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2018	Casey, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	114 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2018	Morrison, US	daily low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2018	Big Timber, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2018	Menard, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	116 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2018	Jixi, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2018	Corral Viejo, PR	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2018	Watseka Public Works, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	114 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2018	Oskaloosa, US	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2018	Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2018	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	129 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 2018	Kizljar, RU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	108 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 2018	Karamay, CN	monthly rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 2018	T Uleniy-Ostrov, RU	daily rain	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 2018	Nalcik, RU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2018. 2018 had 2,183 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-02 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1800	1
1810	1
1823	1
1825	2
1830	2
1834	1
1840	1
1854	1
1855	1
1860	4
1861	4
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	4
1873	3
1874	1
1875	3
1876	4
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1882	1
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	7
1897	1
1898	2
1899	8
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	6
1904	22
1905	14
1906	8
1907	18
1908	6
1909	26
1910	17
1911	22
1912	53
1913	19
1914	27
1915	22
1916	43
1917	86
1918	114
1919	49
1920	48
1921	265
1922	77
1923	46
1924	165
1925	146
1926	190
1927	241
1928	744
1929	42
1930	264
1931	296
1932	148
1933	107
1934	242
1935	283
1936	460
1937	634
1938	111
1939	633
1940	403
1941	518
1942	619
1943	440
1944	355
1945	327
1946	157
1947	776
1948	967
1949	338
1950	1,253
1951	622
1952	823
1953	281
1954	309
1955	407
1956	179
1957	199
1958	240
1959	391
1960	630
1961	638
1962	582
1963	508
1964	955
1965	638
1966	964
1967	265
1968	807
1969	623
1970	947
1971	624
1972	407
1973	524
1974	1,495
1975	622
1976	653
1977	664
1978	689
1979	3,391
1980	360
1981	989
1982	1,102
1983	690
1984	1,221
1985	860
1986	641
1987	1,083
1988	1,279
1989	584
1990	425
1991	689
1992	947
1993	893
1994	576
1995	570
1996	1,425
1997	3,370
1998	1,108
1999	1,607
2000	1,340
2001	1,410
2002	1,021
2003	1,363
2004	1,212
2005	1,205
2006	1,658
2007	941
2008	843
2009	826
2010	1,304
2011	866
2012	805
2013	548
2014	684
2015	778
2016	603
2017	771
2018	2,183
2019	481
2020	645
2021	495
2022	1,905
2023	1,497
2024	635
2025	566
2026	770

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,835
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2